RAND, Ayn. DS, 24 August, 1968. 1 page. 4o. RAND ANNOUNCES HER BREAK WITH NBI. Notification from Rand to a variety of subsidiaries of NBI. "Effective immediately all of the above named corporations are to cease using the name of Ayn Rand in any and every connection whatsoever..." Two days after her final confrontation with Nathaniel Branden, Rand began the process of disassociating herself from the organization they founded together with this memo. Provenance: Barbara Branden.